Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted he could not have expected Chiedozie Ogbene to have made such a spectacular start to his international ...
“We ask some of the players to elevate their performances above their club form because that’s what we need to do. “That is how far we have come in the last 12 months. “We believe in ourselves and we have worked hard to get here and we want to show what we are capable of.”
Chiedozie Ogbene has been a revelation for Stephen Kenny's side and has made himself undroppable for Ireland, according to Simon Cox and Gavin Cooney.
Stephen Kenny is the type of manager that he can build that confidence and Keith Andrews as well. "He'll be chomping at the bit to get some minutes under his belt and show what he can do. That is clever management in a sense." "Ireland have lacked pace in the last couple of years. Then, as soon as he puts on the Irish jersey, all of a sudden he gets that belief. "I definitely see him as a forward player," Cox said.
CHIEDOZIE OGBENE scored a fantastic overhead kick as Ireland drew 2-2 with Belgium at the Aviva S...
Ireland finished the half strongly and continued in the same vein after the break, but went behind again when Vanaken was left unmarked to head home, his effort taking a big deflection off Seamus Coleman. The Cork man controlled the ball with his back to goal, before his acrobatic bicycle kick went in after taking a deflection off Jason Denayer. However, it was all smiles from the home fans when Ogbene levelled for Ireland after 35 minutes.
Mick McCarthy gave a glowing review of goalscorer Chiedozie Ogbene following his stunning overhead kick against Belgium at the Aviva Stadium.
"He has to play a different role at the club, as a wing-back, but we really don’t see him like that. Kenny noted that he has opted to use Ogbene in a forward position, rather than as a wing-back, where he plays at club level. "I’m not trying to upset any Rotherham fans but I’m going to, he doesn’t look like he’s playing for Rotherham United," McCarthy said on Sky Sports about the 24-year-old.
Ireland substitute Alan Browne powered home a header five minutes from time to hand the hosts a 2-2 draw with top-ranked Belgium in a friendly at the Aviva ...
He swung in the perfect cross for Browne who scored as he timed his run perfectly to get power and pace on his header. Emma James provides the player ratings from the Aviva Stadium in the photo gallery above. Ireland had a Callum Robinson effort cleared off the line soon after the break but were caught cold at a 58th minute corner as Vanaken’s header took a wicked deflection off Ireland captain Seamus Coleman to hand the lead back to the Belgians.
Ireland put in another impressive pressing performance on Saturday evening as they drew 2-2 with Belgium. When you think of the Irish football experience ...
We want to try and affect the game.” “It requires a huge amount of energy and you can’t carry a player even slightly in that situation. A couple of misplaced passes and a foul throw from the Belgians came in quick succession around the half-hour mark. Such was Ireland’s commitment to defending from the front, even Matt Doherty, Seamus Coleman and John Egan had key interventions deep into the Belgian half. The last time Alan Browne scored for Ireland it was against Serbia in the World Cup qualifers this time last year – a game in which Ireland arguably showed the potential of this 3-4-2-1 system for the first time. Ireland might have been inferior in most positions on paper, but a full-blooded determination to execute the instructions designed by Stephen Kenny and his coaches closed the gap between the world’s number one and number forty-nine teams.
Ogbene continued his spectacular start to international football with a goal and an assist in a 2-2 draw against world number one ranked side Belgium on ...
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